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    Tess McGuinness January 29‚ 2012 English II Honors Ms. O’Connell Something Gorgeous About Him While thrown into this materialistic‚ money-oriented time period and setting in The Great Gatsby‚ one would expect to find equally egotistical and selfish characters‚ and for the most part‚ there are. Tom Buchanan is practically the definition of narcissistic when he is introduced with his arrogant riding clothes and supercilious manner. His wife Daisy is not that different

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan is possibly the most mysterious and perhaps disappointing character. She captures the hearts of both Tom Buchanan‚ her unfaithful‚ though providing husband and Jay Gatsby‚ her lover from five years prior. Many disastrous incidents occurred in all aspects of the novel. It would be easy to blame all of them on Tom‚ because she was cheating on Daisy‚ or even Gatsby‚ because he lured Daisy in with his elaborate house and fancy shirts. But‚ all of the unfortunate

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    Great Speach Essay

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    several themed paragraphs. The second half conveys King’s hope for a better future where there will be equality between the citizens of America regardless to the color of their skin. This part contains the thesis of the speech: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”“ The address finishes with an emotionally rich and competently improvised paragraph themed around freedom

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    Essay on the Great Gatsby

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    Jay Gatsby’s journey to reunite with his past love Daisy is one of great tragedy and romance. Fitzgerald’s use of past‚ present‚ and future paints the picture of truly how tragic this five-year journey was for Gatsby. Gatsby loses the ability to live in the present because of his intense fixation on the past and his dreams of the future. Because of this inability‚ it becomes clear rather quickly that a relationship with Daisy is an unreachable goal. Gatsby values his past relationship with Daisy

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    The Great Depression The Great Depression caused the poor to become poorer and the rich were not affected as much. Some of the rich misunderstood people because of their economic situation. Great Depression was one of the most stark economic situations the world had seen. It all started during mid 1900’s and lasted till 1939. The effects of the Great Depression were seen all over the whole world with high unemployment‚ low production and deflation. Some examples of effects were‚ Stock Market Crashes

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    The Great Awakening Essay

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    American colonies‚ aspects of the intellectual movement bled over to influence religious aspects of American society‚ resulting in what became known as the Great Awakening. This religious movement placed increased focus on the individual and relied heavily on emotional sermons to encourage a deeper connection to Christ. While many saw the Great Awakening as a powerful‚ religious movement encompassing the ordinary classes of society‚ there were some discrepancies regarding the way in which it was received

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    Great Gatsby Essay

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    a major part of people’s characteristics in the 1920’s ‘easy money’ era because of the great economic boom. During this era‚ people earned their money by corruption with smuggling alcohol during prohibition. In addition‚ people earned their money by people unknowingly investing in major stocks. A few people earned their money with hard work; it was mostly made easily for them. Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the shallowness and hollowness of the upper class

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    Great Gatsby ESSAY

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    class  is  something  we  are  well  aware  of‚  but   we  pretend  like  it  does  not  affect  us  as  humans. During the Great Depression  people  would  refuse  to  get relief in fear that they would be seen as poor  or needy‚ even today the  word  “poverty”  is  said  many  times  but  no  one  seems  to  find  a solution to this ongoing problem.  After  reading  ​ The  Great  Gatsby  ​ by  Scott  Fitzgerald‚  it  appears  that  the  solution  upper  class  has  found  is  to  act  as  if  poverty 

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    How does one achieve the title “the Great”? Does it mean great in a specific area of life‚ such as an athlete or a conqueror‚ or a great a person‚ or one that leaves behind a great legacy? Can one truly deserve to be called great from every frame of reference‚ because for every conqueror there is the conquered? In the case of Alexander “the Great”‚  from a multitude of people’s points of view‚ he was a great conqueror‚ but he was also egotistic and an alcoholic that did not deserve an overall legacy

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    The Great Plains Essay

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    the Great Plains. The Crow tribe of the Great Plains were nomadic and followed the buffalo migrations which provided their food. This tribe spent a good part of the year living in camps that could easily be dismantled and moved to follow the buffalo migrations. Other tribes of the plains were more sedentary. These tribes lived in permanent villages year round. The Great Plains are located between the South and Midwest regions to the east and the Rocky Mountains to the west. The Great Plains

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